Asus VivoBook S14 (14-Inch, 2024)

slim and stable case ;very fast iGPU ;great 120-Hz OLED display ;very good system performance ;quiet operation, even under load ;Thunderbolt 4, USB-A & Wi-Fi 7 ;comfortable keyboard ;good sound system ;excellent battery life

RAM can't be upgraded ;PWM flickering ;no SD card reader ;comparatively low multi-core performance

The new Zenbook S 14 is a very good allrounder with lots of parallels to the larger Zenbook S 16. We like its design a lot and in addition, its build quality is impressive. At the same time, the Zenbook is super lightweight at only 1.16 kg and very...

Extremely thin, incredibly rigid design ; Beautiful, high-res OLED display ; Surprisingly impressive sound from quad speakers ; Big gains in NPU performance

Application performance trails that of competition ; No haptic touchpad

The design isn't new, but instead, it looks just like the S 16 and that makes this a beautiful laptop ; The build quality is ultra-premium, with fantastic materials used throughout the laptop ; The 3K OLED display is outstanding ; The touchscreen is...

The trackpad is just OK. It’s nice and ample, but the diving board style is not my favorite. I would have loved to see the haptic trackpad that’s on the Surface 7 Laptop on this laptop. That said, I can at least say that while I don’t like this style...

2024 has been a crazy year for laptops and laptop processors. Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm have all introduced some major groundbreaking CPU’s and that has made countless laptops worth looking at. I have used the new Snapdragon PCs, I’ve even used the new...

Beautiful OLED display ; Very nice, sleek design ; Build quality is best-in-class ; Insanely long battery life ; Intel has shown that it's possible to make efficiency gains without compromising performance

Bumped up in price from last-gen Zenbook 14 OLED ; ASUS Singapore should make the Core Ultra 9 288V available as an option ; Ideally, one of the USB-C port should have been built on the right side

Excellent Battery Life ; Bright, color accurate OLED display ; Class leading graphics performance ; Appealing design and good build quality

Multicore performance could be better ; Commands a premium

Superb OLED display with 100% sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage (SDC419D) ; Infinite contrast ratio, 120Hz refresh rate, and 2880 x 1800 resolution (SDC419D) ; 591 nits in HDR and 364 nits max brightness in SDR mode (SDC419D) ; Tremendous color accuracy...

The P-core frequency drops down below the official base clock in long loads ; Only one M.2 slot + soldered RAM

The ASUS Zenbook S14 fits the bill when you think about ultra-light and portable laptop solutions. It's got a sleek design, and is powered by the latest Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 2). The OLED display is fantastic, and the battery life is...

Improved battery life ; Beautiful design ; Vivid display

Asus software pushes trials and accounts ; Weaker multi-core performance than competitors ; Lackluster webcam

The Asus Zenbook S14, with Intel's "Lunar Lake" processor, has better battery life than the previous generation of Intel chips, packed into a beautiful design. But its multi-core performance is weak, and the laptop has a lackluster webcam.

A nice and unique feel and finish ; Pretty and bright OLED display ; More ports than you normally get on a laptop this thin

Performance with the Intel Core Ultra 256 V CPU isn't as high as advertised ; Exterior is prone to fingerprints ; Features like "smart gestures" are relatively pointless

Asus Zenbook S 14 It's a unique looking ultra-light laptop with plenty of ports. Performance at $1,400 is lacking, so it may be worth checking out the version for $1,500.

Extremely thin, incredibly rigid design ; Beautiful, high-res OLED display ; Surprisingly impressive sound from quad speakers ; Big gains in NPU performance

Application performance trails that of competition ; No haptic touchpad